Yellow Bird and Me
by Joyce Hansen
(Multicultural)
Clarion 1986 (180p)
Doris, reluctant to help Yellow Bird with his reading problems, finds a
new friend.

An Occasional Cow
by Polly Horvath
Orchard 1989 (144p)
Imogene discovers she may have more in common with her Iowa
relatives then she thought.

Good-bye, Billy Radish
by Gloria Skurzynski
Macmillan 1992 (160p)
Against the backdrop of World War I, the friendship of Hank Kerner
and Bazyli Radichevych, called Billy Radish, undergoes cultural
changes.

Guests
by Michael Dorris
(Multicultural)
Hyperion 1994 (120p)
Moss is not pleased that his father has asked outsiders who wear odd
cloths and speak a strange language to join the village's special
harvest meal.

Blue Heron
by Avi
Macmillan 1992 (192p); Avon 1993 paper
While visiting her father and stepmother, Maggie must figure out
why her father is acting so mysteriously.

Julie
by Jean Craighead George
(Multicultural)
Harper 1994 (225p)
In this sequel to Julie of the Wolves, Julie returns to live with her
father.

CHALLENGING

Somewhere in the Darkness
by Walter Dean Myers
(Multicultural)
Scholastic 1992 (224p); also paper
On a cross-country trip with his father, who has suddenly
reappeared in his life, Jimmy wonders if they have anything in
common.

The Giver
by Lois Lowry
Houghton 1993 (208p)
The seemingly ideal world in which Jonas lives suddenly seems full
of dark and terrible secrets

Up a Road Slowly
by Irene Hunt
Berkeley 1987 (100p); also paper
After her mother's death, Julie must make her home with her aunt.

The Bamboo Flute
by Garry Disher
Ticknor 1993 (96p)
Paul is inspired by a flute-playing vagrant to make a bamboo flute
and bring music to his family.

Books for Teachers to Read Aloud

Jericho
by Janet Hickman
Greenwillow 1994
Angela is spending a lonely summer in Jericho helping to care for a
great-grandmother who often does not recognize her.

Nothing But the Truth
by Avi
Orchard 1991 (213p); Avon 1993 paper
A seemingly minor incident between Philip and his teacher escalates
into a national cause célèbre.

Grandpa's Mountain
by Carolyn Reeder
Macmillan 1993 (176p0; also paper
Carrie watches anxiously as the government seeks her grandfather's
land for a national park.